Afternoon Edition: June 7, 2021on June 7, 2021 at 8:00 pm

Good afternoon. Here’s the latest news you need to know in Chicago. It’s about a 5-minute read that will brief you on today’s biggest stories.

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This afternoon will bring scattered thunderstorms and showers with a high near 80 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a chance for more rain and a low around 68. Tomorrow there’s a 50% chance of showers with a high near 78.

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Chicago rapper Lil Durk’s brother, ‘DThang,’ killed outside Harvey club in shooting that also wounded a police officer

The brother of Chicago rapper Lil Durk was killed over the weekend in a shooting that also wounded a police officer at a strip club in south suburban Harvey.

Police were investigating if another fatal shooting hours later was possible retaliation.

Dontay Banks, who performed as “DThang,” was killed in a chaotic scene at Club O, where “multiple shots” were fired and “lots of weapons recovered” early Sunday, according to Harvey spokeswoman Giavonni Nickson.

Shortly before Banks was shot, a Harvey police officer heard gunfire and noticed a person with a gun at the club at 17038 S Halsted St., Nickson said.

More gunfire erupted during an “altercation,” and the officer was hit in the thigh, Nickson said. It was unclear if the officer returned fire, and Nickson said it was uncertain if the officer was targeted in the shooting. The officer was in good condition.

About 500 feet away, 32-year-old Banks was shot in his head, Nickson said. “Among the other shots flying, Banks was caught in it,” she said.

Read David Struett’s full story here.

More news you need

  1. An 11-year-old girl struck in the back by a shooter in a passing car last night in West Pullman was one of nearly 60 people shot over the weekend in Chicago. More than half of the weekend’s victims were attacked in police districts that have been leading the city in homicides: Austin, Englewood, Harrison, Ogden, Calumet and Gresham.
  2. Even a pandemic couldn’t stop Chicago’s parking meter deal from being a win for private investors, who raked in $13 million in profit last year. With 62 years to go on a 75-year lease, the private company has already recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment and $500 million more.
  3. An Arlington Heights man and Honda are arguing in court over an unusual aspect of the manufacturer’s vehicles: soy-based wire insulation. Jay Caracci’s lawsuit claims that the insulation attracts wire-chewing rats and he wants a judge to grant the case class-action status.
  4. A local restaurant and bar operator is fighting City Hall and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez over the denial of a liquor license for his planned restaurant in Pilsen. Chireal Jordan, who previously owned Headquarters Beercade in River North, says he has a “great reputation in this business,” but the alderman insists the rejection is about preserving a family-oriented atmosphere. Read more about the conflict here.
  5. Carol Stream native Eric Petersen discussed his role in the upcoming AMC series “Kevin Can F— Himself” with our Evan F. Moore. The show aims to tackle classic TV tropes by following a fed-up sitcom wife who takes control of her life.

A bright one

Magic at Montrose: Chicago’s bird-watching hotspot

“The Magic Hedge” at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is called that for a reason.

What started as a row of honeysuckle shrubs along a fence has grown into a long stretch of trees, plants and other greenery — a perfect spot for the masses of birds passing through Chicago to rest and feed during migration seasons.

Andrea Tolzmann and her kids often rush to Montrose Beach with their cameras and binoculars early in the morning before virtual school begins. They rely on group chats and social media pages for alerts about rare bird sightings.

“We were like, it’s early, we have an hour and a half before school starts. Let’s run over to Montrose,” said Tolzmann, 47.

Tamima Itani and other bird watchers visited Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on May 20.
Zinya Salfiti/Chicago-Sun Times

Tolzmann got her love for birds from her father and passed it on to sons Peter, 12, and Simon, 16. They joined Illinois Young Birders five years ago.

The family is part of Chicago’s birder community, a group bonded by a hobby that spans generations and skill levels.

“It’s a really collaborative community. There’s a lot of friendship and sharing of information, and that makes it a really great community to be a part of,” Tolzmann said.

Read Zinya Salfiti’s full story here.

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Last Friday, we asked you: What’s the best way to cool down on a scorching hot day in Chicago? Here’s what some of you said…

“An ice cold dip in the lake followed by an ice cold beer in the bleachers at Wrigley Field. Repeat as needed.” — Brian Hengels

“Hit one of the wonderful beaches by Lake Michigan!” — Mary K. McGrady

“Inside in the AC with a DQ Blizzard” — Marie Halvorsen

“Play in the water from a fire hydrant. Not sure if they still do that, but it was always fun.” — Carl Bates

“I stay in my house with my AC blasting! It’s 90 degrees and all the crazies come out at night!” — Monica Acevedo

“Leave the windows open, let the Lake Michigan air in” — Cleo McCarty

“Take a dip in the lake at Gilson beach in Wilmette followed by drinking an ice cold 312 wheat beer with an orange slice while sitting in the shade under an umbrella table at a side walk cafe.” –Judy Panko Reis

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Jeff Bezos riding his own rocket in July, joining 1st crewon June 7, 2021 at 8:11 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew.

The 57-year-old Amazon founder and richest person in the world by Forbes’ estimate will become the first person to ride his own rocket to space.

Bezos announced his intentions Monday and, in an even bolder show of confidence, said he will share the adventure with his younger brother and best friend, Mark, an investor and volunteer firefighter. He said that will make it more meaningful.

Blue Origin’s debut flight with people aboard — after 15 successful test flights of its reusable New Shepard rockets — will take place on July 20, a date selected because it is the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing by Apollo 11?s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

The Bezos brothers will launch from remote West Texas alongside the winner of an online charity auction. There’s no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule during the 10-minute flight that will take its passengers to an altitude of about 65 miles, just beyond the edge of space, and then return to Earth without going into orbit.

Bezos said he has dreamed of traveling to space since he was 5.

“To see the Earth from space, it changes you. It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. It’s one Earth,” Bezos said in an Instagram post. “I want to go on this flight because it’s a thing I’ve wanted to do all my life. It’s an adventure. It’s a big deal for me.”

Added his brother: “I wasn’t even expecting him to say that he was going to be on the first flight, and then when he asked me to go along, I was just awestruck.”

Bezos will step down as Amazon’s CEO 15 days before liftoff. He announced months ago that he wants to spend more time on his rocket company as well as his newspaper, The Washington Post.

His stake in Amazon stands at $164 billion, which will make him by far the wealthiest person to fly to space.

Until now, thrill-seeking billionaires have had to buy capsule seats from the Russian space program or, more recently, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which plans its first private flight in September. These orbital trips, generally lasting several days, with visits to the International Space Station, have cost tens of millions of dollars per person.

The flight by Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule, named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space, will last five minutes less than Shepard’s history-marking suborbital ride aboard a Mercury capsule in 1961.

But Blue Origin’s capsule is 10 times roomier with a huge window at every seat — the biggest windows ever built for a spacecraft, in fact.

The company, based in Kent, Washington, is working to develop an orbital rocket named after John Glenn, the first American to circle the Earth.

The Bezos flight will officially kick off the company’s space tourism business. The company has yet to start selling seats to the public or even to announce a ticket price for the short trips, which provide about three minutes of weightlessness.

Blue Origin’s launch and landing site is 120 miles southeast of El Paso, close to the Mexican border. After the capsule separates, the rocket returns to Earth and lands upright, to be used again. The capsule, also reusable, descends under parachutes.

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson — a “tie-loathing,” mountain-climbing, hot-air-ballooning daredevil — also plans to ride into space aboard his own airplane-launched rocketship later this year after one more test flight over New Mexico. Virgin Galactic completed its third test flight into space with a crew two weeks ago; the company doesn’t want him climbing aboard until the craft is thoroughly proven.

The 70-year-old Branson on Monday offered congratulations to Bezos, a tame, bookish Wall Streeter by comparison. Branson tweeted that their two companies “are opening up access to space — how extraordinary!”

Like Blue Origin, Branson’s company will send paying customers to the lower reaches of space on up-and-down flights, not Earth-orbiting rides.

Musk’s SpaceX already has transported 10 astronauts to the space station for NASA and sold several seats on private flights. Musk himself has yet to commit to going into space, though he has repeatedly said he wants to die on Mars, just not on impact.

Until recently, Blue Origin had been criticized by some for proceeding too slowly, especially when compared with SpaceX. Bezos adopted as the company’s motto “Gradatim ferociter,” Latin for “Step by step, ferociously,” and had it emblazoned on the so-called lucky cowboy boots he wears to his company’s space launches.

“Blue Origin, admirably, has gone about it carefully and has built a reliable and less ambitious vehicle and is likely to succeed,” the director of Vanderbilt University’s aerospace design lab, Amrutur Anilkumar, said in an email Monday. “It is noteworthy that Bezos feels comfortable taking his brother for a ride; that is probably the best exclamation for safety and reliability.”

While Blue Origin’s and SpaceX’s capsules are fully automated, Virgin Galactic has two pilots in the cockpit for every spaceflight. A 2014 accident left one pilot dead and the other seriously injured.

As for the seat that is being auctioned off, Blue Origin opened online bidding on May 5, the 60th anniversary of Shepard’s flight. It’s up to $2.8 million.

The auction will conclude Saturday, with the winning amount donated to Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s education foundation, which encourages youngsters to pursue careers in science. Nearly 6,000 people from 143 countries have taken part in the auction.

In an Instagram video posted by Bezos, Mark Bezos’ reaction when his brother invited him on the flight was: “Are you serious? … Seriously? My God!”

“What a remarkable opportunity not only to have this adventure, but to be able to do it with my best friend,” the younger brother said.

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AP business writer MIchelle Chapman contributed to this story.

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Valencia paints vision of secretary of state’s office with reduced language barriers, better library hours and more digital accesson June 7, 2021 at 6:51 pm

City Clerk Anna Valencia officially launched her bid to succeed outgoing Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Monday, promising “everyone will have a seat at my table.”

Before White’s time leading the office, Valencia said it used to be a place where “people with special connections could land jobs” or a “campaign contribution could buy you special treatment or a permit.”

White changed that “pay-to-play” culture, Valencia said, pledging to build on the changes the longtime secretary of state made.

“Running an office that serves all people — Chicago, downstate, in the suburbs, everyday working class people of all races, just like my family — requires the highest standards of integrity and an honor,” the Granite City native said. “That has been the hallmark of my career, and it will be the hallmark of my service as secretary of state.”

She said her father, Joe, “proudly stripes … streets” currently as a member of Painters District Council 58, which endorsed Valencia Monday.

Valencia made her announcement at the headquarters of the Painters District Council 14, which also is backing her bid along with Unite Here Local 1. The unions will provide the boots on the ground, and financial support, needed for the statewide race, which is becoming increasingly hotly contested.

Roushaunda Williams, a leader with Unite Here Local 1 and vice president of the Illinois chapter of the AFL-CIO, said Valencia has “truly earned her place in the heart of our union members,” pointing to her “meetings with fire union workers, walking picket lines with striking hotel workers, advocating for policies that help working people.”

City Clerk Anna Valencia and Mayor Lori Lightfoot discuss changes in ticketing and penalties after a Chicago City Council meeting in 2019.
City Clerk Anna Valencia and Mayor Lori Lightfoot discuss changes in ticketing and penalties after a Chicago City Council meeting in 201
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“Anna has shown us who she was through the years,” Williams said. “She was an outspoken advocate. … With Anna by our side, people started to come forward, with her being a champion for our cause people stepped forward to share their story. Anna has been in our union life, and part of our union family, since 2017. She gets the work done — she does what she says she’s going to do.”

Valencia said her campaign will focus on equity, accessibility and modernization from “Chicago to … Granite City, Springfield, Peoria and Rockford — and everywhere in between,” vowing that “everyone will have a seat at my table.”

Her plan to carry through on that includes reducing language barriers for those needing to do business with the office, expanding library hours, increasing grants for technology upgrades and investments so “no matter what ZIP code you live in, your library can get you plugged in to the digital world.”

Valencia also said that, if she’s elected, she’ll call for a commission to make sure the state is a leader in expanding access to voting.

Valencia’s official arrival in the race comes a day after former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

Asked about the Southwest Side Democrat endorsing another, non-Latino candidate in the race, Valencia said she wasn’t concerned.

City Clerk Anna Valencia, left, in 2019; Then state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, right, in 2010.
City Clerk Anna Valencia, left, in 2019; Then state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, right, in 2010.
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“The most important endorsement I can get is from the voters,” Valencia said. “We’ve got a year and 21 days in this race to build a grassroots coalition like you saw today — Latino pastors and Black women and union painters, Unite Here Local 1. This is what the coalition is going to look like — very inclusive, very diverse, all across the state — and this is just the first of many endorsements that we’re going to be rolling out.”

Valencia went on to say she feels “very confident” about her chances, pointing to her roots in southern Illinois and her experience in an executive office over the last four years.

“It’s about relationships, it’s about momentum and strategy and that’s what my team has,” Valencia said. “This is a long game — a year and 21 days — and we’re playing the long game. So, I’m very confident that we’ll have every resource we need to go on TV, to advertise, digital, all of that.”

Ald. David Moore (17th), left, last year; State Sen. Michael Hastings, center, in 2015; Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), right, in 2019.
Ald. David Moore (17th), left, last year; State Sen. Michael Hastings, center, in 2015; Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), right, in 2019.
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Valencia joins Giannoulias, Aldermen Pat Dowell (3rd) and David Moore (17th) and state Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park who are all vying to replace White, who announced in 2019 he would not seek reelection.

The office typically handles the rather mundane tasks of issuing driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations, but it’s coveted by politicians for its high profile, thousands of jobs and potential as stepping stone to the governor’s mansion or another, higher office.

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NBCUniversal is planning for 7,000 hours of Tokyo Olympics coverageon June 7, 2021 at 7:04 pm

NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug. 8.

The Tokyo Games will be NBCUniversal’s 11th consecutive Olympics production and ninth consecutive Summer Games — beginning with the 1988 Seoul Games. NBC’s first Olympics were in Tokyo in 1964.

NBC is scheduled to air 250 hours across 17 days, headlined by its prime-time coverage.

NBC also announced earlier this year that it would air live coverage of the opening ceremony at 5:55 a.m. Chicago time on July 23. Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the Eastern time zone, meaning many of the marquee events will take place during prime time in the U.S.

USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel and Golf Channel will combine for over 1,300 hours, while Telemundo Deportes and Universo have at least 309 hours for Spanish-language viewers.

Coverage of the Games begins July 20 at 7 p.m. CT on NBCSN with live softball and 3 a.m. CT on July 21 on USA Network when the United States faces Sweden in women’s soccer.

NBCSN (440 hours) and USA Network (388.5 hours) will present round-the-clock coverage beginning July 24. NBCSN’s coverage will focus on soccer, softball, beach volleyball, table tennis, handball, badminton, fencing and equestrian.

USA Network will feature basketball, soccer and water polo as well as swimming, track & field, diving, beach volleyball, volleyball, cycling and triathlon.

CNBC (124.5 hours) will concentrate on diving, beach volleyball, skateboarding, rowing, canoeing, archery, water polo and rugby.

Olympic Channel (242 hours) will focus on tennis and wrestling while Golf Channel (111 hours) has coverage of the men’s and women’s tournaments.

NBC Sports Digital will stream more than 5,500 hours of coverage on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service will include studio programming and other coverage that has yet to be finalized.

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Shemekia Copeland, Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette among Blues Music Awards winnerson June 7, 2021 at 7:18 pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram are among this year’s top winners at the Blues Music Awards.

Veteran musicians Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop also won multiple awards for their album “100 Years of Blues” during Sunday’s awards show, which was held online due to COVID-19 pandemic precautions.

Winners were chosen by members of The Blues Foundation, based in Memphis. The awards have been held for 42 years.

Copeland won the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award, the show’s top honor. She also won the contemporary blues female artist and the contemporary blues album awards.

Bettye LaVette performs on stage during the 33nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert & Gala on February 26, 2020 in New York City.
Bettye LaVette performs on stage during the 33nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert & Gala on February 26, 2020 in New York City.
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Ingram, who won five times last year, took home the contemporary blues male artist and guitar instrumentalist awards.

The collaboration between Bishop and Musselwhite led to awards for album of the year and traditional blues album of the year.

Mike Zito won in the categories of blues rock artist and blues rock album for “Mike Zito and Friends-Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry.”

Blues Hall of Fame members Bettye LaVette and Bobby Rush also won awards.

Performers in the show included Rush, Ingram, John Nemeth & the Blue Dreamers, Shaun Murphy, Don Bryant, Watermelon Slim and Southern Avenue.

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Dave Chappelle becomes first comedian to headline Summerfest’s biggest stageon June 7, 2021 at 7:49 pm

Comedian Dave Chappelle will be the first comedian to headline Summerfest’s biggest stage in its history.

The Milwaukee festival announced Monday morning that Chappelle will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Sept. 11. Tickets go on sale at noon June 11 at the Summerfest ticket office, 200 N. Harbor Drive, and ticketmaster.com. Ticket-price information wasn’t immediately available, but tickets will include Summerfest general admission on Sept. 11.

The American Family Insurance Amphitheater, which underwent a $51.3 million renovation last year, opened as the Marcus Amphitheater in 1987. There has never been a standup-comedy headlining show at the venue in the amphitheater’s 34-year history.

But comedy was long a part of Summerfest’s identity, even though it’s been a rarity at the festival in recent years.

Bob Hope was one of the festival’s first big headliners, performing two nights at County Stadium in 1969, before the festival relocated to what is now Maier Festival Park the following year. And of course George Carlin’s arrest in 1972 for performing his “Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television” bit is one of the festival’s most famous moments.

Jay Leno, Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart and Tracy Morgan are among the comedians who played the festival in subsequent decades. And while Summerfest officials billed Chappelle’s show Sept. 11 as his festival debut, he actually played the festival in 1999.

In 2006, comedian Lewis Black said at his Summerfest show that he would headline the Marcus Amphitheater the following year, but that never happened. There was no standup comedy at the festival at all from 2007 to 2012. Black headlined the BMO Harris Pavilion in 2013, but there has not been a standup show at Summerfest since.

In announcing the Chappelle show, Summerfest pointed out it was for “one night only.” That’s generally not how Chappelle works, especially in Milwaukee. He performed a sold-out, four-night residency at the Pabst Theater in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything. And he had an eight-show residency at the Pabst in 2016; all those shows sold out quickly, too.

Festival officials also stressed that no phones, cameras or recording devices will be allowed at Chappelle’s show, with all smartphones and smart watches locked in Yondr pouches upon entry for the duration of the show. Anyone caught with a phone in the venue will be ejected. That’s been standard practice for Chappelle’s past performances as well.

Monday’s announcement leaves Summerfest with one amphitheater headliner slot to fill at the 2021 festival, for Sept. 4.

The other amphitheater shows include:

  • Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy (Sept. 1)
  • Luke Bryan with Dylan Scott (Sept. 2)
  • Chance The Rapper with 24KGoldn, Teezo Touchdown and DJ Oreo (Sept. 3)
  • The Jonas Brothers with Kelsea Ballerini and Spencer Sutherland (Sept. 8)
  • Chris Stapleton with Sheryl Crow (Sept. 9)
  • Zac Brown Band with Gabby Barrett (Sept. 10)
  • Dave Matthews Band (Sept. 15)
  • Megan Thee Stallion with Polo G (Sept. 16)
  • Miley Cyrus with The Kid Laroi (Sept. 17)
  • Guns N’ Roses (Sept. 18)

Tickets are on sale for all of those shows at the box office and through Ticketmaster and include Summerfest general admission.

Last month, Summerfest officials also unveiled the headliner lineup for the grounds stages, featuring about 100 acts, including Run The Jewels, Diplo, Wilco and Sheila E. General admission tickets are also on sale at the box office and on Summerfest’s website.

This will be the first Summerfest since 2019. The festival was forced to cancel for the first time in its 53-year history last year because of COVID-19.

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Parson’s Chicken & Fish Opening New Andersonville Location Next WeekBrian Lendinoon June 7, 2021 at 7:14 pm

Parson’s Chicken & Fish will unveil it’s brand new location in Andersonville next week. The new location marks the fourth in Chicago; with the original Chicago location in Logan Square, the Lincoln Park location, and latest location in West Town rounding them out.

Parson’s, a staple within the Land and Sea Dept. restaurant group is known for its Nashville hot chicken and Negroni slushies both of which are perfect to enjoy on Parson’s large outdoor patios. Also under the Land and Sea Dept. umbrella includes Longman and Eagle, Lost Lake, and Lonesome Rose.

The new Andersonville Parson’s location will be open from 11AM to 11PM every day and is located at 5721 N Clark St, the former location of Stone Fox which closed back in 2019. According to the Chicago Tribune, Parson’s had been eying a location north for quite some time and the Stone Fox outpost had always been circled on their list as it checks the boxes of a classic Parson’s Chicken & Fish location.

I personally am a huge fan of Parson’s entire aura. The menu is absolutely next level and their variety of hot chicken, pickles, and other seafood dishes is the perfect summertime meal. The patio’s at the Logan and Lincoln Park locations are accommodating for groups of all sizes, and while the Negroni slush isn’t my bag, drinking ice cold cans of Parson’s branded beer is a summertime treat. You can find the addresses for all four Parson’s locations below:

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Parson’s Chicken & Fish Logan Square | 2952 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Parson’s Chicken & Fish Lincoln Park | 2435 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

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Parson’s Chicken & Fish West Town | 2109 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Parson’s Chicken & Fish Andersonville | 5721 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660

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Parson’s will officially open on Wednesday at 11 AM with a ribbon cutting ceremony from the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce.

Featured Image Credit: Parson’s Chicken & Fish on Facebook

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Chicago producer Spectacular Diagnostics makes alchemical hip-hop tracks on Natural MechanicsLeor Galilon June 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm


As Spectacular Diagnostics, Chicago producer Robert Krums specializes in hip-hop tracks that seem to circle the planet in low orbit, collecting cosmic dust that mixes with flecks of grit from our world. On his new album, Natural Mechanics (Group Bracil), he blends samples like he’s devising floral arrangements for a royal wedding—the glassy keyboard melody that strolls through “Molasses” picks up new colors as he throws on sparse, dubby percussion and a brief clip of springy sitar.…Read More

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